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ID:TR05W11320
Added on: 2025-05-12
Last Update: 2025-10-16
Affects: 8.16
Due to be solved in: 8.x
Platform: All Windows Platforms
Product: NoMachine Client
Severity: Minor
Status: Open
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NoMachine Tray Monitor processes open constantly on Windows (UTF-16 unicode)

The NoMachine tray monitor is constantly opening new processes, leading the system to freeze. This happens on Windows systems with UTF-16 unicode set.

As a workaround, configure the system for UTF-8.

On Windows 11, open: Control Panel -> Clock and Region -> Region -> Administrative tab -> Change system locale button.

Then check option:
Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support